Coupé wind-shield.



, A. H. KNIGHT.

couP WIND SHIELD.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 30,1910,

Patented Jan. 28, 1913.

vehicle provided with closed front bodies.

ALFRED H. KNIGHT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO PACKARD MOTORCOMPANY, OF DETROIT. MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patentqgd Jam, 28, 1913, ap ncandnfiled July 30, 1210. Serial No. 57%,717.

To allwrhom z'tmay concern: sliding latch bolt or dog 23' provided withBe it known that I, ALFRED H. Knion'r, a spring 24 hearing at one endagainst the a citizen of the United States, and resibracket and at theother end against a flange dent of Detroit, \Vayne county," State of, 25on the latch bolt.

Michigan, have invented certain new and i latch bolt has secured to it aheaded pin useful Improvements in Coup Wind- 26 upon which is mounted alocking device gliields, of which the following is a speci- 27 providedwith a threaded portion 28 cation.

' which screws into the bracket 22 and is This invention relates toWindshields for arranged to bear against the endof the latch motorvehicles, and particularly to wind bolt. The brackets or bars 19 areeach prosliields. for coups or that type of motor vided with a pluralityof recesses 29 which are arranged to be engaged by the rounded ends ofthe latch bolts.

By loosening the locking devices 27, the

latch bolts 23 are held in yielding engagement with the brackets or bars19. The sash 15 may therefore be swung outwardly and back and the latchbolts will snap into the recesses 2Slito yieldingly hold the sash' inany desired position. After the sash is in position, it may be locked'byscrewing up the locking devices 27, whereby the latch bolts will berigidly held in engagement with the recesses 29 so as to rigidly securethe sash in position. The sash may be moved to an inclined positionmoved forwardly out of the way and underneath the forward part of theroof 12, and held in that position by means of the combined latch andlocking devices. A pair of auxiliary latches 30 of any suitable and Wellknown construction may be provided to additionally secure the sash 15 inposition between the side members 13.

It will thus be seen that this invention provides a construction whichis simpleand easy to manipulate. \Vhen the locking devices 27 areloosened, the sash may be moved to different positions, and the yieldinglatch The objects of this invention are to construct a wind' shieldwhich is simple in construction and which may be manipulated from theinside of the vehicle and from the drivers seat.

The invention will be described in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of apart of a motorvehicle, showing the invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a detailsectional view; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the mechanism shown inFig. 2; and Fig. 4 is another detail sectional View.

The motor vehicle shown in Fig. 1 is of the inclosed type in which thefront of the body is closed and provided with side doors.

In the accompanying drawings, 10 designates the body, 11 one of the sidedoors, and 12 the top or roof. Apair of side members or supports 13forming part of the body have supported between them the lower sash 14of the wind shield. The upper sash 15 of the wind shield is hinged atits upper edge near the roof so as to swing forwardly from a positionbetween the side members 13. The upper sash is provided with a ledge orstop 16 which abuts against the lower sash and limits the inwardmovement of the upper sash.

A pair of brackets 17 are secured to the roof 12 by means of suitablebolts 18 and a pair. of brackets or segmental bars 15) are pivoted tothe brackets 17 at their upper ends by means of bolts 20 passing throughthe brackets. The segmental brackets 19 are thus suspended from the roofand extend downwardly and through openings 21 in the upper sash 15. Apair of clamping brackets 22 are secured to the inside faces of the sashand are each arranged to receive a ing connection may he made rigid bysimply turning the knurled heads of the locking devices 27. The sash cantherefore be adjusted and locked in any position with one hand since thelatch bolts will hold the sash in position until it can be locked. Allthe manipulations can be accomplished from the inside of the vehicle inview of the fact that both the latch and locking devices are located onthe inside face of the movable sash.

Tt is obvious that various changes may be made in the details ofconstruction withciut departing from this invention, and it is,

and may be The lower end'of the 5 bolts will yieldingly retain it, andthe yieldtherefore, to be understood that this invention is not to belimited to the specific construction shown and described.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1'. In a wind shield for motor vehicles, the combination with a supportand a swinging sash supported therefrom, of a bracket suspended from thesupport in engagement With the sash, and having recesses at intervalstherein, a yieldable stop on the inner side of the sash engagingthebracket and adapted to enter the recesses to yieldably hold the sash indesired position, and adjustable I means rotatable and axially movablerelative to the bolt for rendering the stop rigid.

2. In a motor vehicle, .the combination with the roof or top, of a sashhinged thereto rearwardly of the forward end of the roof; :1 segmentalbracket hinged to the top forwardly of the sash, and passing through oneof the side rails of the latter, a latch secured on the inner side ofthe sash and having a bolt adapted to engage said bracket, 2.

' spring for normally 'pressing said boltinto engagement with saidbracket, and a screw device movable relative to the bolt and adapted toforce said bolt against said bracket to rigidly secure the sash 'to thei bracket. l

3. The combination of a relatively fixed member, a swinging sash member,and means for securing sald sash 1n various positions and comprising abody secured to one of said members, a bolt in said body, a spring forpressing said bolt into engagement with the other of said members, ascrew engaging said bolt and adapted when moved relative to the bolt inone direction to rigidly hold the latter in engagement With said memberand when moved in the opposite direction to withdraw said bolt from saidmember.

4. The LOIllbllltLtlOIl of a swinging sash, a segmental bracket passingthrough one of the rails of said sash, and means for adjustably securingsaid sash to said bracket and including a bolt carried by said sash, aspring for normally pressing said bolt against said bracket, and a screwhaving sliding engagement with said bolt and Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents, Washington, D. O.

